Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-02


after DE Injured woman, but found the
wo9nS Enough painful, not OF a serious
a@lEs- SShe had a narrow escape from
losing an eve through the agency OF the
bad boy and his boomerang.
a trip to the park Thursday revealed
the fact that Macon has not entirely for
gotten Hnff's beautiful legacy to the city.
WorEmen are cutting down the few dead
trees and the wood Is being cut up for the
city's use. Ths scraggy limbs OF the
standing trees are being Topped off, and
the park Will soon be put in ship.sbape.
In the conservatores there are many
beautiful .eraniums in bloom, and a ba-
hama tree has cluster OF fruit on IL near
ing maturity. Park Keeper Fennell is
busy Frightening up things down there.
At TallapOosa Monday night, as Alfred
Minsaw was Going to his home near town
he was attacked by three young men
named Liner, VINO were on horseback,
and after few words he says two of
them began firing at him, and one of them
shot at bim after he was shot down.
| They all then rode rapidly away, ami
! have rot yet been unprecedented. Oue
| bullet passed through the fleshy part OF
the lett arm, aud then into his side, il Is
thought, entering the lungs. The wound
! is very serious one, and there are grave
/ doubts OF his recovery.
Al lUOnnsNliie ITIHRie grocery STORE
is oppos te he Mitchell House store, used
I as a billia room. in which are large plate
L asa windows. Last week a turkey Cob
bier, living in front OF the store with his
feet tied together, IN mis- anxiety to be
first on the hotel table for the second sea-
son, flew across the street through one OF
the windows. The damage had been tom
poraYily repaired, when Friday turkey
hen from the same place, under the same
Z tt,tlf oFt,p TVh ~ tnr
window Of the same store. Seventy-hve
dollars a week for the privilege OF keeping
turkeys on the sidewalk as an advertise
ment is rather steep.
The club house at Jekyl Island is being
pushed rapidly forward. The building
will be a model of beauty, built after the
English style. 1t will contain seVenty-One
rooms, for the guests Of the members who
will lave their own cottages. The build
ing is part three and part four stories
high and Ill have IA tower on the south
west corner. 1t is being fitted up with
heaters, CRATES and big, old-tashIoned
caImneys. The club want all the turkeys
and partridges they can get to turn loose
on the island for game. All the horses,
hogs and cattle are to be laken off the
island, and the sTamps drained and
sowed In pears, rice and other grain for
The game.
Deputy Collector Chsolm was in Bre-
| men Thursday, and learning that George
Sanford. merchant of that place. was
| dispensing beverage somewhat
similar to the old fashioned "hot Scotch"
/ procured sample flask of what was
! labeled Essence of jamaica Ginger"
/ Sanford mas beon in the habit Of selling
! this not only by the flask, but by the drink,
! making, by adding hot water and sugar,
a sling which had the effect, If often re-
peated, OF making a man feel like mil
4 lionaire. The Deputy Collector informed
Mr.. Sanford that the article was liable to
taxation, and demanded payment Of the
tax as a retail dealer. This he refused,
and the case Will in all PROBABILITY be
| prosecuted.
Marshal Ballard, of Tallapoosa, is
suffering from very painful and serious
cut inf cted last Saturday night by
Charles Smith. The men had been quar-
reling during the afternoon, but
at the instance of Ballard had agreed TO
make friends Ballard had started for
| home, and passing the depot stopped to
talk to some parties awaiting the 7 go
train. While there he was attacked from
the rear by Smith, his first warning oil
Smiths presence being a lunge
with knife. Out OF several ticks only
two struck the flesh. One was in the
arm, and tine most serious one just under
the lower rib, an ugly cash some three
Inches long. Smith made Off after the
cutting and is still at large. Ballard
will recover.
DR.. r. f. Miller, of Macon, has two
rare old coins. They were no doubt cas-;
as political medals during Jackson's adj
At milistration. The first bears date 1884
tract pate placed beneath hog rampant
,ou-.,.1 his SIDE placat4aasEith the legend
=; My military, my thS'heat," and sur
rounded by the motto: Perish credit
q perish commerce" On the reverse is
\ Down with the bank. My substitute for
! the United States bank. Experiment.
Then head OF jackson, and beneath
MY currency nv glory" The second
coin bears date 1887, and has a strong box
marked "U. 5. Sub-rreasury" resting Oh
the back of a turtle labeled "Fisca
agent" Then comes Executive expert
ment." and on the reverse. Il follow il
Inc footsteps OF my illuStrious predeces
sor," surrounding jackass who is
careering over the plain at the top of his
speed. The coins are about the size o
the old red cent piece and look to be o
pure copper. They were evidently use(
as election currency by jackson and Var
Burens opponents in those glorious days
ol political strife.
AT CuLhbert the case against the Shell
man rioters has just been concluded-ar
adjourned term having been called spe
claiiy to give them a speedy hearing
After hearing they were each found
guilty OF assault with intent to murder
the boy Fleming being found ameuablt
TO two indictments. Tue term OF sentence
for each one is as follows: FemmIng
Coleman, two bills, sixteen years; Arthur
sworn oman, ten years; Frances and Ann
heart nonan, six years each. They passed
al Sagh the trial with stOid indifference
and accepted tde final result with non.
chalsnt air. 1t will be remembered that
about Nov. 6, while young Joe Oliver was
! sitting on the Steps OF the depot at Shell
man, he was attacked by three young
negroes, two of them using knives
on him from behind his back
with the intention OF cutting his throat
TIER efforts We're successful in that di
rection, be having ais neck cut from ear
, to ear. Fortunately for him the cuts were
, made little too high TO sever the imp0r
tant veins OF the neck, and ne did not die
While "a pursuit of the assassins an un
Gle OF young Oliver was shot from his
horse, losing an arm in the melee, and
one Ofthe negroes losing his lie. YOunl
DIVER and bis uncle have been in the CITY
during the trial ana have excited consid
: cradle cOnf'veut, the one with great lines
arrnHd tbeN and g1rSng the direction o
u deadly wesp0nthe aother with an empty
sleeve.